Decision details

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to note the anticipated financial out-turn for 2021/22 and the impact on the Reserves position of the IJB;

(ii)            to Note the financial allocations proposed to be allocated by the partner organisations;

(iii)          to approve the 2022/23 budget and the Aberdeen City IJB Medium Term Financial Framework included as Appendix 1 of the report;

(iv)          to note that £2.5 million was held in a risk fund;

(v)           to approve the Bon Accord Contract level for 2022/23 of £32,835,266 and budget assumptions noted in sections 3.17 and 3.18 of the report;

(vi)          to Instruct the Chief Finance Officer to uplift the direct payments for clients with a staffing element included in their payment by the amount calculated using the national guidance;

(vii)         to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to apply the national guidance to calculate the level of increase on non-National Care Home Contract services and pass this increase across to providers, on the proviso that funding was available to cover the costs;

(viii)       to make the budget directions contained in Appendix 2 of the report and instruct the Chief Finance Officer to issue these directions to the constituent authorities; and

(ix)          to note that in respect of article 3.14 on page 64 of the report (specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (MHLD) Services) it was recommended that the transitional period be extended to March 2023 and if anything were to vary with this matter, the Chief Finance Officer would bring a specific report back to the Board.